Electric signal system.



N. H. SUREN.

ELECTRIC SIGNAL SYSTEM. APPLICATION FILED FEB. I3. 1915.

Patented Dec. 12, 1916.

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ELECTRIC SIGNAL SYSTEM.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 13. 1915.

Patented Dec. 12, 1916.

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NATHAN I-I. SUREN OF NEEDHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO GAMEWELL FIREALARM TELEGRAPH COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

ELECTRIC SIGNAL SYSTEM.

Application filed February 13, 1915.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, NATHAN H. SUREN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Needham, in the county ofNorfolk and viltate of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement inElectric Signal Systems, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to a non-interfering successive signaling system,the signals being based upon the use of a number of digits in each of aplurality of denominations to make up a composite signal, the signalsresulting from the combination of digits of difierent denominations.

More particularly the invention has to do with a signaling-system ofthis type wherein is provided signal-controlling andtransmitting-mechanism composed of individually operative portions, eacharranged to transmit a selective portion or number group of a compositesignal, and in cooperative relation thereto a plurality of signal-boxesarranged in series and each connected to the respective portions of saidtransmittingmechanism, each of said boxes and saidtransmitting-mechanism having cooperative provision for selectivelytransmit-ting difierent digits of different denominations to constitutethe several portions of a composite signal. In my co-pendingapplication, Serial No. 6,893, filed Feb. 8, 1915, I show and claim asystem of this type wherein the signal-controlling andtransmittinganechanism is embodied in a plurality of rotary drumsconnected to actuate a series of signal-wheels.

The present invention presents a specifically diiierent embodiment ofthe same generic operating principles, wherein a series of speciallyarranged relays and annunciators are employed in place of the rotarydrums as the signal-controlling and tra nsmitting-mech anism.

The system is based upon the use of a relay for each digit of eachdenomination involved in the composite signal, one side of each relayicing connected to a common main circuit conductor, the other side ofeach relay being connected through a-relay switch, in turn controllingthe other relays of that denomination, each relay of one denominationthus, upon being energized cutting out from the circuit the other relaysof the same denomination to prevent possibility of interference with thesignal Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. i2, rare.

Serial No. 8,069.

controlled by the energized relay. The signal lines each includenormally open contacts arranged for closing upon the energization of aparticular relay, the relay of each higher denomination controlling asmany normally open contacts or breaks in the signal circuit as there aredigits or relays in the immediately following lower denomination, sothat they cannot operate before the higher denomination. The opencontacts of higher denominations are repeated on all. the relays oflower denominations, the contacts belonging to the same circuitcontrolled by each of the relays of higher denomination being connectedin multiple.

The relay of the highest denomination also controls one normally opensignal contact representing its own digit, in order that in theenergization of such relay the signal line governed thereby will beclosed.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated and to which morespecific description will be applied, I have shown the system asarranged in three denominations, that is hundreds, tens, and units, andprovided three digits in each denomination so that the systemillustrated is .capable of sending twenty-seven signals. In eachdenominational group there are arranged three relays, one for eachdigit, and a number of closed contacts less by one than the nunrber ofrelays, that is, two closed contacts con trolled by each relay, theclosed contacts of one relay, controlling the remaining relays of thatdenomination, so that in the energization of a particular relay theclosed contacts controlled thereby are opened to cut out the otherrelays of that denomination "from energization, to thereby avoidinterference with the signal control of the energized relay. Each relayof the highest, that is the hundreds denomination controls one normallyopen contact, a signal contact, representing its own digit, and inaddition the relays of the highest denominations and of all otherdenominations control normally open contacts in direct connection withthe relays in the immediately following lower denomination. That is tosay the relays of the hundreds group each control, in addition to itsown open signal contact, a series of open contacts, three in number,governing the relays of the succeeding or tens group; the relays of thetens group control as many normally open signal contacts as there arerelays in the preceding and succeeding groups, that is six; while therelays of the units group control as many open signal contacts as thereare relays, that is nine.

The system is controlled through boxes, wired for the sending of one,two or three signals in accordance with the manner in which the box isoperated, each signal representing a digit from each group. In operatingthe box the particular hundreds relay is energized with the effect toclose its own signal line, and the normally open contact which controlsthe particularly selected number of the tens group, while the energizedrelay of the tens group closes the normally open contact for the relayof the particular digit in the units group. The operation of the relayin the units group closes the normally open contact which completes theparticular signal circuit, thereby sending the particular signal.

In the instance shown I have provided annunciators for the indication ofthe signals, there being one annunciator for each possible signal; thereis also provided an automatic cut out which in the event a particularrelay does not restore after energization, will automatically indicatesuch fact through a short circuit annunciator; and I also contemplatethe. provision of a circuit breaker which when the signal controls fromany one box are complete will operate to disconnect the current from thesystem.

Figure 1, is diagrammatically illustrative of the system, two sending orcontrol boxes being illustrated. Fig. 2, is a diagrammatical view of oneof the boxes, on a larger scale. Fig. 3, is a detail view to be referred to.

In the present system as there are but nine signal units illustrated,there are nine signalwires employed which will be hereinafter designatedas 1, 2, 3, 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, respectively. Each denominationalgroup, that is, hundreds, tens, and units contains three relays, thosein the hundreds group be ing hereinafter referred to as 72. if and kthose in the tens group being hereinafter referred to as 6 t and t andthose in the units group being hereinafter referred to as a n and a thefirst mentioned relay of each group, for the purposes of illustration,being assumed to control the signal digit lowest in that group, and soon throughout the relays of each group. The relays of all groups areconnected to a conductor 10 forming one side of a common source ofcurrent 11. Each relay of each group controls two normally closedcontacts 12 and 13, that is said contacts are closed when the relays aredeenergized, and the said closed contacts are disposed in series groupsof two for each relay, that is, the other side of the winding of aparticular relay must pass through two of such closed contacts in seriesfor a continuous circuit, and the series contacts, which may be thussaid to control the circuit to each relay of a group, are themselveseach controlled by each one of the other relays of the group. That is tosay that to energize any one relay of :1 group the current must pass inseries through two normally closed contacts, which closed contacts arerespectively controlled by the remaining relays of the group, so thatthe energization of one relay of a group innnediately, in a manner to belater described, opens the closed contacts controlled by that relay andhence cuts out the other relays of the group. Interference through therelays of any one group is thus avoided.

As each complete composite signal involves three digits, one from eachdenomination or group, it is obvious that the system to be perfectlyresponsive must be capable of causing any one relay of the highest groupto energize any particularly selected relay of the next highest group,and any relay of said next highest group must be capa ble of energizingany particularly selected relay of the next group, so that the box orboxes can be set for any combination of digits. To accomplish this eachrelay of a higher group must be capable of being arranged in circuitwith all relays of the next group, and so on throughout the system.

As here shown the relays of the hundreds group control three normallyopen contacts 14, 15 and 16. The contacts 11- of each relay of thehundreds group are each in series with the relay t of the tens groupthrough the normally closed contacts 12 of that group and are inmultiple with each other; the contacts 15 of each relay of the hundredsgroup are each in series with the relay 6 of the tens group through theclosed contacts 13 of that group and are in multiple with each other;and contacts 16 of each relay of the hundreds group are each in serieswith the relay t of the tens group through the closed contacts 12 and13, and are in multiple with each other.

The relays of the tens group each control normally open contacts 17, 1.8and 19 respectively in circuit, exactly as described in connection withthe contacts 14, 15 and 16. with the relays u n and if respectively ofthe units group, the circuits being through the normally closed contacts12 and 13 of such units group.

From the above detail it will be obvious that any one relay of thehundreds group may be utilized to energize any one or all of the threeof the tens group, while any one relay of the tens group may be utilizedto energize any one or all of the three relays of the units group, in sofar as one side of the circuit of such open contacts is concerned. Asthe energization requires a continuous circuit however the control isgained by connecting the other side of the open contacts of the hundredsand tens group, and the closed contacts of the hundreds group to thecircuit wires. The closed contacts 12 and 13 in circuit with the relay hare connected to the signal wire 1; the closed contacts in' circuit withthe relay b are connected to the signal wire 2; while the closedcontacts in circuit with the relay if are connected to the signal wire3. The normally open contacts 14, 15 and 16 of each relay arerespectively connected in multiple with the circuit wires of the signalcircuit, the contacts. 141- being connected to the signal wire 4, thecontacts 15 being connected to th signal wire 5, and the contacts 16connected to the signal wire 6.

Normally closed contacts of the tens relays are controlled through thenormally open contacts of the hundreds relays, and the normally closedcontacts of the units relays controlled through the normally opencontacts of the tens relays.

The normally open contacts of the tens relays are respectively incircuit with the remaining signal wires, the contacts 17 be ing inmultiple circuit with the signal wire 7, the contacts 18 being inmultiple circuit with the signal wire 8 and the contacts 19 being inmultiple circuit with the signal wire 9.

The units relays M, M2 and a each control, in the particular systemillustrated nine open contacts 20, 21, 22, 23, 2 1, 25, 26, 27, and 28,one side of the respectively similar contacts of each relay being incircuit. The other side of the respective twenty seven contacts thusprovided are connected to signal indicators, shown in this instance assignal annunciators 29. Each open contact of the twenty-seven controlledby the unit relays is connected to a signal annunciator, or other formof signal indicator.

The tens relays each control three open cont-acts 30, 31 and 32 whichare collectively in circuit at one side with the circuit wiresconnecting the same side of the open contacts of the units relay, theopen contacts 30, 31 and 32 of the tens relay 6 being in circuit withone side of the open contacts 20, 23 and 26 of all of the units relays;the open contacts 30, 31 and 32 of the tens relay t being in circuitwith the open contacts 21, 2-l and 27 of all of the units relays; whilethe open contacts 30, 31 and of the tens relay 6 are in circuit with theopen contacts 22, 25, and 28 of all of the units relays. The hundredsrelays each control one open contact 33 in circuit with the other sideof the open contacts 30, 31 and 32, that is the open contact 33 of relayh is in multiple circuit with the open contacts 30 of all of the tensrelays; the open contact 33 of the relay h is in multiple circuit withall of the open contacts 31 of the tens relays; while the other opencontact 33 is in multiple circuit with the open contacts of all of thetens relays. The other side of each of the open contacts 33 is connectedto the main line circuit wire 10.

As previously stated the wires from the respective open contacts of theunits relays are connected to the respective annunciators, and the otherside of the annunciators is connected to a main line circuit wire 3-itleading through a releasing device 35, to be later described, to thebattery.

From the above description it is obvious that any signal annunciator orindicator may be energized by the closing of a particular open contact33, a particular contact 30, 31 or 32, and a particular contact 20, 21,22, 2s, 24., as, as, 27, as, the circuit being obvious, and it isthrougl the selection of the signal circuit with regard to thesecontacts that the system operates.

The respective open and closed contacts of any one relay are to besimultaneously controlled by that relay in any preferred or usualmanner, a simple form of said con trol being illustrated as including arod 36 having pins 37 cooperating with the movable member of eachcontact, the rods 36 being connected to the armature 38 of the relay. Inthe energization of the relay the normally closed contacts are openedand the normally open contacts are closed.

The signals are controlled through signal boxes, two of which areillustrated in the accompanying drawing, which boxes are substantiallythe same as in my aforesaid application, and arranged to selectivelyconnect the signal-wires with the circuit. A detail description of onewill. render clear the operation. The signal box contains threeelectro-magnets 39, 39 and 39", one side of each having multipleconnection with a main circuit wire 40 leading to the battery, or othersource of energy. In the particular box indicated at A, T have shown thecontrol arranged to send signals 123 and 323. The boX is operatedthrough the medium of a lever 4:1, itself in circuit with signal linewire 1. The lever is adapted, under proper operation to engage a contact42 in circuit with signal line wire 3. A switch 43 is adapted to beclosed in the operation of the lever, one side of the switch being incircuit with the lever 4:1 and the other side with the electro-magnet39, known as the hundreds magnet. The armature 44 of the hundreds magnetis adapted in operation to close the switch 15, one side of which is incircuit with signal line wire 5 and the other side in circuit with theelectro-magnet 39 which is the tens magnet. The arinature 4L6 of thetens magnet is adapted upon the energization of said magnet to close theswitch 47, one side of which is in circuit with the signal line wire 9and the other slde in circuit with electromagnet 39*, known as the un1tsmagnet.

-The armature '48 of the units magnet controls the lever 49 adapted inthe denergizing movement of said armature to open contact 43.

Assuming it desired to send signal 123 the lever 41 is operated to closecontact 43, but not to engage contact 42. This causes the electro-magnet39 to be ener ized, the circuit being from the main line 40 through theelectro-magnet, through contact 43 through the lever, signal line 1,closed contacts 12, 12, relay h The relay 7L operates its armatureopening the normally closed contacts 12, 13, controlled thereby, andthus cutting out the possibility of the other. relays of this groupbeing energized. The closing of electro-magnet 39 has also successivelyprepared the circuit of electromagnets 39 and 39 so that the signalcircuit wires and 9 are energized. The relay 7b1 of the hundreds groupalso closes the normally open contacts 14, and 16, and current willpassthrough the closed contact 15, as this is the only one of suchcontacts with its signal line wire in circuit. The closing of thecontact 15 therefore operates through the closed contacts of the 'tensgroup to energize the relay t of such group.

The closing of this relay 6 immediately, through the opening of theclosed contacts controlled thereby cuts out the other relays of the tensgroup, and at the same time closes all of the open contacts of the unitsrelays.

As signal line Wire 9 is in circuit the normally open contact 19 is theonly one carrying energ and this in turn energizes through the closedcontact of the unit group, the relay a of such group. The energizationof this relay u cuts out the other re lays of the units group and closesall other open contacts controlled by such relay. At such time relays7L1, t and a are energized. The signal contact 33 of relay b is closedas are the signal contacts 30, 31 and 32 of relay't and the signalcontacts 20, 21, 22, 23 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 of relay u One side of thesignal contact 33 is to the main line, and the other side of suchcontact traced by its only possible circuit is in closed circuit throughthe signal contact 30 of relay t and through the signal contact 21 of:electro-magnet or relay a Electric circuit being thus establishedthrough these contacts, and as contact 21 of relay u controls theannunciator indicating the signal 123, said annunciator will beoperated. In the above description it is understood that the relays if,k and k of the hundreds group correspond respectively to the digits 100,200, and 300; that the relays t t and t of the tens group correspondrespectively to the digits 10, and and that the relays a a and u of theunits group correspond respectively to the digits 1, 2, and

From the above traced signal conditions it is obvious that throughsuitable connections any box may be set to send one, two or threedistinct signals, and that the sole requirement is the proper adjustmentof the lever or manually operable element to send a proper signal.

The main circuit operates through .i switch 50, the movable member ofwhich is actuated by a core 51 upon the energization of a solenoid 35itself connected in the main circuit, this constituting the releasingderive hereinbefore referred to. The solenoid is connected in directline with the signal annunciators and cut into the main line on thesignal box side of the switch 50. As soon as an annuneiator circuit iscomplete, the main line current passing to said annunciator through thesolenoid actuates the latter to break the main line current to thesignal box thus dei ncrgizing the magnet 39" of said box, and restoringthe box to normal through the breaking of the main circuit switch 43. Ifmore than one box has been simultaneously operated the box in controlwill send its signal and the other boxes await their turn in the orderof their signal combination, the releasing device only a il'eeting theactive box, that is the box which has energized the annunciator, and theremaining boxes will send their signals in successsion and beautomatically restored to normal by the releasing device.

It being of importance that an energized relay should restore to normalin the breaking of the main line circuit, to permit following boxes tocontrol, as otherwise a short circuit would result it is desirablethatmeans be employed to notify in the event such restoring condition ofthe relay does not tol low. For this purpose I connect to each armaturerod 36 an L-lever 52 pivotally sup ported and having one arm underlyingpins 53 connected to a rod 54, so that upon energization of theparticular relays of each group, or of any one relay the rod 54- will beelevated. The lower ends of all rods are connected by crossbars, as 55,and the cross bars are connected by pendent rods 56 to a lower bar 57.The cross bars are pivotally connected to the end rods and to thecentral rod 54, that is in the arrangement shown, the cross bars arepivotally connected at their inner ends to the rod 5 1-, of the tensgroup and at their respective outer ends to the rods 54 of the units andhundreds group. Below the bar 57 is arranged a time device in the formof a positively driven escapement 58 normally locked by one arm 59 of alever 60 pivotally supported and carrying at the other arm a contactcloser or creeper 61 in the form of a segment, the teeth of which arenormally spaced from corresponding teeth on the escapement. The rod 57carries a bar 62 having a cam off-set 63 adapted when the bar 62 iselevated to actuate the lever 60 to release the escapement and bring theteeth of creeper into engagement with the teeth of the escapement sothat by the movement of the escapement the creeper will be forcedupwardly. A switch 64 is arranged above the creeper being in circuitwith the main line through a short circuit annunciator 65. The parts areso arranged that if the relays operate and restore in normal Workingconditions the creeper will not have moved sufliciently to close theswitch 64, but if for any reason a particular relay does not restore thecreeper will continue its movement to close the short circuitannunciator, to indicate the abnormal condition.

.I have further provided a means for indicating the continuity of theparticular circuits, arranging for this purpose a circuit breakannunciator 66 for each relay. One side of each of these annunciators isconnected with the main line, and the other side to the particular relaythrough a conductor including a resistance 67 The circuit breakannunciators 66 are high resistance annunciators, and the resistances67, forming as will be obvious from the drawings a closed circuitthrough each relay and its annunciator permit a small amount of currentto circulate to indicate the continuity of the circuit.

Any desired form of signal-indicator may be used in place of theannunciators illustrated, said annunciators being designed to indicate aseries of independent signal registers or a single register arranged toreceive and indicate twenty-seven distinct signals. As such registersand other signalindicators which may be used in this system, are commonin the art it is to be understood that the illustration is designed toindicate any and all such.

I claim 1. In a signal-system, a plurality of signal-wires adapted forconnection with the circuit, boxes with signal determining means forselectively connecting the signal-wires with the circuit, a plurality ofrelays arranged in groups corresponding to each number group of a codesignal, one of sa d groups of relays being connected in circuit with thesignal-wires, and open contacts controlled by the relays of each groupfor connecting the relays of succeeding groups in circuit with thesignal-wires, and open contacts controlled by relays of each group, andarranged in series for controlling annunciator circuits, andannunciators in said circuits.

2. In a signal-system. a plurality of signal-wires adapted forconnection with the circuit, boxes with signal determining means forselectively connecting the signal-Wires with the circuit, a plurality ofrelays arranged in groups corresponding to each number group of a codesignal, one of said groups of relays being connected in circuit with thesignal-wires, and open contacts controlled by the relays of each groupfor connecting the relays of succeeding groups in circuit with thesignal-wires, contacts controlled by each relay for cutting out theother relays of the group, and open contacts controlled by the relays ofeach group, and arranged in series with those of the other groups forcontrolling annunciator circuits, and annunciators in said circuits.

3. In a signal-system, a plurality of signal-Wires adapted forconnection with the circuit, boxes with signal determining means forselectively connecting the signal-wires with the circuit, a plurality ofrelays arranged in groups corresponding to each number group of a codesignal, one of said groups of relays being connected in circuit with thesignal-wires, and open contacts controlled by the relays of each groupfor connecting the relays of succeeding groups in circuit with thesignal-wires, and open contacts controlled by relays of each group, andarranged in series for controlling annunciator circuits, andannunciators in said circuits, and a normally closed switch in thecircuit adapted to be opened by means controlled by the closure of anyannunciator circuit to open the main circuit and permit the parts toresume their normal positions.

4. In a signal-system, a plurality of signal-wires adapted forconnection with the circuit, boxes with signal determining means forselectively connecting the signal-wires with the circuit, a plurality ofrelays arranged in groups corresponding to each number group of a codesignal, one of said groups of relays being connected in circuit with thesignal-wires, and open contacts controlled by the relays of each groupfor connecting the relays of succeeding groups in circuit with thesignal-wires, and open contacts controlled by relays of each group, andarranged in series for controlling annunciator circuits, andannunciators in said circuits, and a normally closed switch in thecircuit adapted to be opened by means controlled by the closure of anyannunciator circuit to open the main circuit and permit the parts toresume their normal positions, a creeper mechanism with associatedannunciator adapted to be set in operation upon the operation of therelays, and to continue in case any of the relays are not restored inthe alloted time, thereby to cause operation of the annunciator.

5. In a signal-system, a plurality of s1grial-wires az'lnpted forconnection with the circuit, boxes with signal determining means forselectively connecting the signal-wires With the circuit, a plurality ofrelays arranged in groups corresponding to each number group of a codesignal, one of said groups of relays being connected in circuit with thesignal-Wires, and open contacts controlled by the relays of each groupfor connecting the relays of succeeding groups in circuit with thesignal-wires, and open contacts controlled by relays of each group andarranged in series for controlling annuneiator circuits, andannunciators in said circuits, an annunciator and resistance associatedwith each relay of the several groups to indicate the continuity of thecircuits.

6. In a signal-system, a plurality of signal-Wires adapted forconnection with the circuit, boxes with signal-determining devices forselectively connecting the signal- Wires with the circuit, a pluralityof hundreds relays, a plurality of tens relays, a plurality of unitsrelays, the hundreds relays being connected, respectively, in circuitwith said signal-wires, a plurality of open contacts adapted to beclosed by the hundreds relays to include the tens relays in circuit withthe signal-Wires, a plurality of open contacts adapted to be closed bythe tens relays to include the units relays in circuit with thesignal-wires, and open contacts adapted to be closed by each relay, theopen contacts of each group of relays being adapted for arrangement inseries with those of the other groups to close an annunciator circuitand an annunciator arranged therein.

7. In a signal-system, a plurality of signal-wires adapted forconnection with the circuit, boxes With signal-determining devices forselectively connecting the signal- Wires with the circuit, a pluralityof hundreds relays, a plurality of tens relays, a plurality of unitsrelays, the hundreds relays being connected, respectively, in circuitwith said signal-Wires, a plurality of open contacts adapted to beclosed by, the hundreds relays to include the tens relays in circuitWith the signal-wires, a plurality of open contacts adapted to be closedby the tens relays to include the units relays in circuit with thesignal-wires, an open contact adapted to be closed by each hundredsrelay, a" plurality of open contacts adapted to be closed by each tensrelay, and a plurality of open contacts adapted to be closedby eachunits relay, the open contacts of each group of relays adapted forarrangement in series with those of the other groups to close thecircuits of annunciators, and annunciators arranged in said circuits.

8. I11 a signal-system, a plurality of signal-wires adapted forconnection with the circuit, boxes with signal-determining devices forselectively connecting the signalwires with the circuit, a plurality ofhundreds relays, a plurality of tens relays, a plurality of unitsrelays, the hundreds relays being connected, respectively, in circuitwith said signal-wires, a plurality ol open contacts adapted to beclosed by the hundreds relays to include the tens relays in circuit withthe signal-wires, a plurality of open contacts adapted to be closed bythe tens relays to include the units relays in circuit with thesignal-wires, and open contacts adapted to be closed by each relay, theopen contacts of each group of relays being adapted for arrangement inseries with those of the other groups to close an annunciator circuitand an annunciator arranged therein, a switch controlling the maincircuit, and an operating magnet therefor controlled by any annunciatorcircuit for open ing the main circuit to permit restoration oil? theseveral parts.

9. In a non-interfering successive signaling-system, a plurality ofgroups of signaling-elements, involving a plurality of signalingcircuits, a series oi relays in each group for controlling saidcircuits, and means for selectively energizing any particular relay ofeach group, the signaling circuit for each relay of the first groupincluding a switch controlled by that relay, the signaling circuits ofthe next group comprising a series of switches governed by each relay,the switches of the signaling circuits of each relay of said lastmentioned group being in multiple connection with each signal switch ofeach relay in the first mentioned group, and the signaling circuits ofeach successive group including in that group a series of switches foreach relay therein in multiple connection with a signal switch of allrelays in the preceding group.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, inthe presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

NATHAN H. SUREN.

Witnesses E. P. CALDWELL, E. 0. LANE.

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